New York Mets Trivia Quiz Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

on April 17, 1964, Tim Harkness of the New York Mets became the first Met player to bat and the first to get a hit in the team's first game played at Shea Stadium.

in only his second Major League start, Dick Selma threw a New York Mets franchise record 13 strikeouts in a 10-inning shutout victory.

on the very same day that baseball player Hector Mercado was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies, he was traded to the New York Mets for Mike Welch.

the New York Mets traded Mike Welch to the Philadelphia Phillies for Hector Mercado, a player who was drafted and traded the same day, only for him to play against the Mets on his major league debut.

when Darryl Strawberry, a first-round draft pick of the New York Mets, left the Mets they received two first-round picks in compensation.

the works of poet Frank Messina include responses to the September 11, 2001 attacks, and poems about the New York Mets.

in 1969, Major League Baseball player Kevin Collins was traded by the New York Mets with three other players for Donn Clendenon, who would be the World Series MVP that season.

former Major League Baseball player Dan Norman was once traded with three other players for Hall of Famer-to-be Tom Seaver, as part of what New York Mets fans refer to as the Midnight Massacre.

Bob Miller lost his first 12 games with the 1962 New York Mets and played for 10 different teams in his Major League Baseball career, tying modern-day records for both that have since been broken.

New York Mets pitcher Chuck Estrada picked up the win in Tom Seaver's major league debut.

Ike Davis, the New York Mets rookie first baseman, is the 197th son to follow in their father's footsteps and became a Major League Baseball player.

Jack DiLauro's 2.40 ERA is third best among New York Mets pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched.

after New York Mets second baseman Kelvin Chapman made his Major League Baseball debut in 1979, he had to spend more than four years in the minor leagues before returning to the majors.

Roy Staiger played for both New York Major League Baseball teams, the Mets and Yankees, but for no other Major League teams.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny Bautista is the second cousin of New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martínez.

New York Mets Trivia Quiz

1 It was during the tough times that the Mets made a great long-term deal, trading Ed Hearn to the Kansas City Royals for pitcher ________.

2 Before the 1991 season the Mets signed ________ to a $2 million contract after failing to sign defending batting champion Willie McGee.

3 The Mets have appeared in more World Series — four — than any other ________ in Major League Baseball history.

4 What entity owns New York Mets?

5 What division does New York Mets play in?

6 On April 17, ________, who just days earlier was signed by the Mets as a free agent, hit his 500th home run against the Milwaukee Brewers.

7 Jim Duquette was replaced as general manager by former Expos GM ________.

8 Coach ________ succeeded Hodges.

9 The Mets have not issued number 8 since ________ was elected to the Hall of Fame.

10 He was originally signed by the ________ in February 1966 out of the University of Southern California, but his contract was voided by Commissioner William Eckert on the basis that the USC season had already started when Seaver signed.

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